Justification:
This species qualifies for Vulnerable on the basis of its limited extent of occurrence, the severe fragmentation and ongoing decline of its subpopulations due to fire and mining. The number of mature individual is estimated to be less than <10,000 with no subpopulation containing more than 1,000 mature individuals.

Open cast mining and its associated activities are the principal threats in the northern part of its range (Mt Kaala/ Piton de Pandoup and Kopeto). Southern populations, including those in protected areas are mainly threatened by fires which prevent regeneration and increase fragmentation.